Played a lob ball tourney on the weekend. Fielding was aces, but batting was mediocre, at best. Had a couple of homers for singles, but was mostly grinding out shit, and even took a walk. Oh, and looked a 3rd strike onto the plate. Ouch. Pitches raining down from 20-25' - farkin' unholy. I guess you get used to it. Another tourney this weekend, but slo-pitch. Then Jays/Brewers on Sunday to see how it's really done.

Well, I'd guessitmate that only 25% were around to see the finish. Very un-cool. Bad Canucks. Bad.

eh, I routinely talk baseball with one of my co-workers in Toronto. We both know our respective baseball teams ain't doin' much of anything this year. No matter how close they appear to be to the second WC....

eh, I routinely talk baseball with one of my co-workers in Toronto. We both know our respective baseball teams ain't doin' much of anything this year. No matter how close they appear to be to the second WC....

Nice. Good to hear you're getting your swing back. That *crack* is satisfying. Best of luck!

First at bat was the triple....hit the fence on a line, got to third and the whole team was standing and mocking me,''Whoa who's that who hit the ball out of the infield", ''Hey I'm surprised you know where third was since it's been so long"

First at bat was the triple....hit the fence on a line, got to third and the whole team was standing and mocking me,''Whoa who's that who hit the ball out of the infield", ''Hey I'm surprised you know where third was since it's been so long"

Yup. Nobody breaks your balls like your own team. I took two (2!) courtesy swings before I got my last hit and you should have heard them.

Nice, Grape. x2 What are you thinking!? Just getting back on the field after injuries is aces. Get yourself in fighting shape for next season and have some fun. Swing; total bat speed; recovery. Cheers.

Another 4-5 weeks 'til season starts. Sure hope it will be better than last year. That was disappointing. Looking to drop 6-8 lbs of wine Winter weight by game one. You guys get all completely rehabbed over the off-season?

Another 4-5 weeks 'til season starts. Sure hope it will be better than last year. That was disappointing. Looking to drop 6-8 lbs of wine Winter weight by game one. You guys get all completely rehabbed over the off-season?

Rehabbing offseason shoulder surgery and torn leg muscles/IT band. This, combined with coaching AAU baseball this year, makes the grand old game at it's most cloudy for me, in terms of visibility into my participation. I've probably played 1000 games over the last 20 years.

Another 4-5 weeks 'til season starts. Sure hope it will be better than last year. That was disappointing. Looking to drop 6-8 lbs of wine Winter weight by game one. You guys get all completely rehabbed over the off-season?

Staring another round of aggressive therapy in April so hopefully I'll be good to go. lol, and yes dieting myself right now.new colors for the jerseys this year and for the first time ever getting hats. added a third glove this year. I was in Modells and they had Rawlings {the only glove brand I've ever used} on sale from $70.00 down to $20.00!! pretty sure the sale sign was wrong but I wasn't gonna argue so now I have my original Rawlings that is awesome but the inside is shredded. the glove I especially ordered from Rawlings that has my initials and # engraved in it which has been my go to glove the last few years and my new one that I'm breaking in.

Staring another round of aggressive therapy in April so hopefully I'll be good to go. lol, and yes dieting myself right now.new colors for the jerseys this year and for the first time ever getting hats. added a third glove this year. I was in Modells and they had Rawlings {the only glove brand I've ever used} on sale from $70.00 down to $20.00!! pretty sure the sale sign was wrong but I wasn't gonna argue so now I have my original Rawlings that is awesome but the inside is shredded. the glove I especially ordered from Rawlings that has my initials and # engraved in it which has been my go to glove the last few years and my new one that I'm breaking in.

I carried my backup glove for a full three years before I finally settled in and made the switch. Hard to let the old glove go.

Funny thing - I learned that some infielders in baseball skip putting their finger in the pointer slot, then put ring&pinky in the pinky slot. I tried it for a week, and that's all it took for me to change entirely. It "extends" the glove AND makes it absolutely pain free when catching the rockets I get in my league.